Spring bed-bottom



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SPRING BED BOTTOM.

No. 382,496. l Patented May 8, 1888.'-

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

FRIEDERICH SPOEHR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING BEDBQTTOM.

SPECIPICATIQN forming pan; of Letters Patent No. 382,496, dated May8,1888.

Application tiled December 29, 1887. Serial No. 259,321. (No model.) l

To all whom it 11i/ay concern.'

Be it known that I, FEIEDERIOH SPOEHE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spring Bed-Bottoms, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in spring bed bottoms; and itconsists in constructing ,the same with an adjustable end section formedas herein described.

t It further consistsof the details of constructlon and arrangement ofparts, as herein described and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a top or plan view of a portion of a bed -bottomlembodying my inventxon. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof.Fig. 3 represents a partial section andy partial end view of a portionof a spring embodying my invention, the same' being on an enlargedscale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corrcspending parts in the severalfigures.

lReferring to the drawings, A represents the springs of a springbed-bottom, and B C the top and bottom slats thereof, the slats B beingcrossed and jointed,afterthe manner of lazy-tongs, and the slats Cextending in the direction of the length of the bottom and pivoted tothe cross-slats B, it being seen that the springs A are riveted to theslats C, the several slats being formed of metal or other suitablematerial.

The slats C are formed inseparate pieces, the adjacent pieces beingconnected by loops or keepers D, Awhich are attached to the end of onepiece and freely receive the end of the other piece, the twopieces thussliding on each other. Y

It will beseen that the bed-bottom may be readily opened and closed orfolded and unfolded simply by ypulling out or pushing in the sides ofthe'same, the slatsBseparating or ap-l proaching, asthe case may be. Theslats C slide on each other as the slats B move, and so conform to thechange of angles of said slats B. Y v

E represents the end section of the bed-bottom, the same being formed ofslats E', pivoted to each other, and longitudinally-extending slats E2,the latter being connected with the slats C yby loops or keepers F. Itwill'loe noticedthat the pivoted ends of the slats El are notconnected.to the ends B. By thisprovision the end section, E, is adapted to bemoved lin and out of the bed-bottom, thus increasing or decreasingitslength, while at the same time it readily conforms itself to the widthof the said bed-bottom.

at the central portion, are additional slatsG, which are pivoted to eachother on the side of the frame and to the slats G, thus closing thespaces at the sides of the bed-bottom, where the bedvis subjected to thesevere strain when the-body of a person is rst superimposed.

Each spring is formed of side leaves, which ',60 At'. the sides of thebed-bottom, particularly are connected together at top andbottom, the 7ends thereof overlapping, thus rendering'the springs strong and durable,and making them well sustained and possessing great resiliency. -v

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is Y v1. An adjustable bed-bottom, consistingof cross and longitudinal slats pivoted, as described, and providedwithan end section consisting of the slats E and E2, pivoted at one end,as described, eachof the slats E2 having a keeper, F, in which alongitudinal slat of the bottom rests, the slats E being also pivotall yconnected at their inner ends, said parts f being combined substantiallyas described.

2. .An adjustable end section, consisting of the slatsE,pivotally'connected at their ends, the slats E2, pivoted at eachalternatel pivotal connection of the slats E and ,having keepers F, thesaidslats E2 being so'connected to the slats C bythe said keepers F ofthe bed-bot-V tom as to slide thereon, substantially as and for lthepurpose set forth. l .Y

3. A bed-bottom formed of top and lower cross and sectional longitudinalslats pivotally connected, as described, springs, eachofwhich is formedof two leaves connected togetherand to the top and lower slats, and anadjustable end piece of pivoted slats connected to said top longitudinalslats by slats E2 and keepers F, said parts beingcombinedsubstantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

EEI-EDEEICH sPoEHE.

Witnesses: 'I Y JOHN A. WIEDERSHETM, A. P. JENNINGs.. f

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